MARK Hudson has agreed personal terms with Cardiff City and is expected to sign a long-term contract this evening.

Charlton Athletic’s commanding central defender will have a full-day medical starting this morning and is expected to sign for the Bluebirds in a deal worth £1m this evening.

City will not confirm the identity of the player they are chasing, but it is believed to be 6ft 2ins Hudson.

“A player we have already agreed a fee for was in Cardiff yesterday and has agreed personal terms,” said City chairman Peter Ridsdale.

“He will have a medical today and is then expected to sign.”

Hudson has agreed a three-year deal to join the Bluebirds and that is likely to have a ripple effect with another one or two players coming in later this week. While City complete their second signing of the close season, having brought in goalkeeper David Marshall from Norwich City, striker Michael Chopra officially makes his return to the Bluebirds today.

He will set a new City transfer record when he signs his new contract today and completes a £3m move.

Sunderland agreed a deal worth up to £5m when they signed Chopra from Cardiff and have paid the majority of that. He returned to South Wales on loan last season and City agreed to make the deal permanent on July 1, 2009.

That deal is completed today when Chopra signs and Sunderland receive an initial payment on the fee.

Fellow striker Ross McCormack is also due to sign a new four-year contract this week.

There have been no offers for any Cardiff City players since Roger Johnson’s £5m move to Birmingham City and, while McCormack is keen to play at the top level, he is ready to commit to a new long-term deal.